Executive Assistant, VP, Sales - LATAM (Hybrid)

Cisco•Miami, FL

1d•$84,800 - $111,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Cisco is seeking a senior, highly motivated and organized Executive Assistant to support the Vice President for Cisco Latin America. The role provides calendar support, coordinates travel and meetings, leads team-building activities, and manages interactions with people in the United States and throughout Latin America. The position works cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, and other support teams, and may take on special projects. The VP has regional responsibilities, so coordination across time zones is required. The role is hybrid, with 2–3 days per week at Cisco’s Miami office, and requires demonstrated fluency in Spanish and Portuguese. The Executive Assistant is expected to exercise sound judgment, discretion, initiative, and integrity while supporting a senior executive. The role involves handling confidential information, balancing strategic and tactical work, resolving problems, and communicating professionally with employees, executives, customers, and vendors. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable managing a full workload in a lively environment.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in an administrative environment.
At least 2 years of experience supporting a principal at director level or above.
Demonstrated fluency in Spanish and Portuguese.
Expert-level knowledge of Windows desktop applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience managing calendars, planning meetings, and coordinating travel.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to work with executive and senior staff and clients.
Ability to exercise independent judgment, maintain integrity and confidentiality, take initiative, solve problems, and balance strategic and tactical work.
Ability to work across time zones.

Nice To Haves

Past work experience in the high-tech industry.
Prior Cisco experience.
Associate degree.

Responsibilities

Manage the VP’s calendar, prioritize schedules and meetings, and determine meeting attendance or delegation as appropriate.
Track the VP’s speaking engagements and coordinate with the communications team on content and preparation.
Plan and organize meetings, including agendas, locations, meeting technology, logistics, briefing documents, notes, and post-meeting action items.
Prepare travel packs for international trips and major domestic events, consolidating event information, travel logistics, and customer or team requests.
Act as an authorized proxy for communications and approvals, answer general questions, route routine matters, and follow up to ensure completion.
Resolve issues within established policies and guidelines, mentor administrative community members on problem-solving, and identify when executive action is required.
Arrange global travel and itineraries, manage Cisco expenses, and work with airlines to obtain available Global Services benefit upgrades.
Provide analytical support for special projects by researching issues, analyzing problems, compiling data, and preparing reports.
Prepare and brief itineraries for large corporate events and accompany the VP to provide executive support.
Handle sensitive and confidential matters and materials professionally.
Coordinate activities across time zones and support team-building activities.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, subject to plan eligibility rules.
401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Basic life insurance.
Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock unit grants, which vest following continued employment for defined periods.
Paid holidays and, for non-exempt employees, a floating holiday.
Paid birthday day off, year-end holiday shutdown, and paid personal wellness days.
Vacation time for non-exempt employees; eligible exempt employees participate in a flexible vacation time-off program.
Sick time off, including the opportunity to carry forward unused hours up to the stated limit.
Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family-member issues.
Optional paid volunteer days.
Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.
Sales-plan incentive compensation for employees on sales plans, subject to the applicable Cisco plan.